The U.S. suffered its deadliest day in the pandemic in more than six months.
According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 260,000 Americans have now died from COVID-19.
Despite the surge in covid cases and hospitalizations - millions are ignoring the CDC's advice not to travel this holiday.
AS THE DAILY DEATH TOLL FROM THEVIRUS CLIMBS TOWARD AN ALL-TIME HIGH - MILLIONS OFAMERICANS ARE IGNORING A C-D-CPLEA NOT TO TRAVEL THISTHANKSGIVING.YOU JUST TRY TO KIND OF BE ASSAFE AS YOUCAN AND GET HOME AND SEE FAMILY.IT'S STILL A LITTLE SCARY, BUT,YOUKNOW, WE'VE TRIED TO SANITIZE ALOT.HEALTH EXPERTS FEAR LARGE CROWDSAND GATHERINGSINSIDE WILL EXACERBATE THEPANDEMIC ALREADYSPREADING AT AN UNCONTROLLEDPACE - AND LEAD TO YET ANOTHERDEADLY SPIKE DURING THEEND-OF-YEAR HOLIDAYS.THIS ADDITION OF CASES IS NOTSOMETHING THAT WE CAN SUSTAINAND SO, YOU KNOW, I WOULD SAYTHAT WE ARE IN AHUMANITARIAN CRISIS RIGHT NOW.THE COVID TRACKING PROJECT SAYS90,000 AMERICANSARE CURRENTLY HOSPITALIZED WITHCOVID-19 - AN ALL-TIME HIGHFOR THE SIXTEENTH STRAIGHT DAY.ON WEDNESDAY ALONE - THERE WEREMORE THAN 22-HUNDREDDEATHS - THE HIGHEST DAILY TOLLSINCE EARLY MAY.I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT 230,000240,000DEATHS LOOKS LIKE.
AND I CANDESCRIBE THIS SOUND THE ZIPPERON A BODYBAG MAKES.PRESIDENT-ELECT JOE BIDEN - NOSTRANGER TO GRIEF FROM THEDEATH OF LOVED ONES -- URGEDAMERICANS NOT TO GIVE IN TOCOVID FATIGUE.BELIEVE ME, I KNOW.
I REMEMBERTHATFIRST THANKSGIVING, THE EMPTYCHAIR, THE SILENCE.
IT TAKESYOUR BREATH AWAY.WHILE MANY CITIES AND STATESFACE GROWINGRESITANCE TO NEW RESTRICTIONS -OFFICIALS AREREMINDING AMERICANS MASKS ANDTESTING REMAINTHE BEST LINE OF DEFENSE.YOU LET YOUR GUARD DOWN.
YOUOBVIOUSLY HAVE TO TAKE A MASKOFF IF YOU ARE EATING ORDRINKING.
TRY TOAVOID THAT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.A SACRFICE NOW COULD SAVE LIVES.THE C-D-C IS OUT WITH A GRIM NEWFORCAST THIS MORNINGPREDICTING UP TO 321,000 DEATHSFROM CORONAVIRUS BYDECEMBER 19TH.
ELIZABETHSCHULZE, ABC NEWS,WASHINGTON.THE C-D-C SAYS WEARING A MASKCAN HELP PROTECT PEOPLE
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